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open calls
137
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3,235
organisers
361
calls with results
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Emerging Curators Institute Fellowship 2026–27 — Minnesota ($4,000 Stipend + Mentorship)
Fellowships
Fully funded

Emerging Curators Institute Fellowship 2026–27 — Minnesota ($4,000 Stipend + Mentorship)

Emerging Curators Institute

$4,000 stipendDeadline: 30 Oct 2026
Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (and online)
YWCA Edmonton Artist in Residence 2027 — Peck Visual Arts Program with Miller Art Gallery ($2,500 + $500)
Residencies
Fully funded

YWCA Edmonton Artist in Residence 2027 — Peck Visual Arts Program with Miller Art Gallery ($2,500 + $500)

YWCA Edmonton

$2,500 honorarium + $500 materialsDeadline: 30 Oct 2026
Camp Yowochas / YWCA Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
COLA-IMAP 2027–2029 — City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project Grants ($10,000 for Mid-Career Solo Work)
Grants
Fully funded

COLA-IMAP 2027–2029 — City of Los Angeles Independent Master Artist Project Grants ($10,000 for Mid-Career Solo Work)

City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs

$10,000 + catalog; online expo / gallery / showcaseDeadline: 13 Nov 2026
Los Angeles, California, USA
This is HOME — Juried In-Person Exhibition at the O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley (Juror Craig Coss)
Exhibitions
Self-funded

This is HOME — Juried In-Person Exhibition at the O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley (Juror Craig Coss)

O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

Group exhibition, 24 November – 17 December 2026Deadline: 21 Nov 2026
Mill Valley, California, USA (O'Hanlon Center for the Arts)
OPEN Festival 2027 Call for Artists — Street Theatre and Contemporary Circus in Mantova (4–6 June 2027): Fee, Accommodation, €500 Audience Prize
Other
Partial funding

OPEN Festival 2027 Call for Artists — Street Theatre and Contemporary Circus in Mantova (4–6 June 2027): Fee, Accommodation, €500 Audience Prize

Fondazione Umberto Artioli Mantova Capitale Europea dello Spettacolo

Symbolic fee + €500 audience prizeDeadline: 7 Jan 2027
Mantova, Italy
Braided Histories: Basketry and Eco-Dyeing 2027 — Fully Funded Three-Week Residency for Indigenous Artists, Banff Centre
Residencies
Fully funded

Braided Histories: Basketry and Eco-Dyeing 2027 — Fully Funded Three-Week Residency for Indigenous Artists, Banff Centre

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Full scholarship: tuition, room and meals ($6,268.50)Deadline: 3 Mar 2027
Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Cirqueon Open Call Residencies 2027 — Creation and Research Space for Contemporary Circus in Prague
Residencies
Partial funding

Cirqueon Open Call Residencies 2027 — Creation and Research Space for Contemporary Circus in Prague

Cirqueon

Rehearsal space, tech support, PR videoDeadline: 1 Nov 2026
Cirqueon, Praha 4 – Nusle, Czech Republic
Screen Queensland Games Residency 2027 — 52-Week Studio Residency in Brisbane for Queensland Game Developers
Residencies
Partial funding

Screen Queensland Games Residency 2027 — 52-Week Studio Residency in Brisbane for Queensland Game Developers

Screen Queensland

Office space, mentoring, income support if eligibleDeadline: 11 Nov 2026
Screen Queensland co-working hub, Teneriffe, Brisbane, Australia
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Time

The open calls run 15 months ahead

Deadlines from 24 October 2026 to 31 December 2027. Most of them sit in the first months: half close by 19 November 2026, nine in ten by 31 January 2027; after that only single calls.

Calls without a deadline (90) are not counted.

Urgency

26
Oct
RFQ: Outdoor Sculpture at The Well — City of Hilliard, Ohio ($150,000 Public Art Commission)

RFQ: Outdoor Sculpture at The Well — City of Hilliard, Ohio ($150,000 Public Art Commission)

City of HilliardThe Well (Recreation and Wellness Center), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
2 days left
27
Oct
BRAVA Awards 2027 — International Painting Prize for Artists Aged 19–30, Fundación Brava, Uruguay

BRAVA Awards 2027 — International Painting Prize for Artists Aged 19–30, Fundación Brava, Uruguay

Fundación BravaPunta del Este, Uruguay (finalists' exhibition) and international touring shows
3 days left
29
Oct
IZLOG 2026/2027, Studio-galerija Klet — Month-Long Public Display and Final Group Show for Visual Artists up to 35 (Zagreb)

IZLOG 2026/2027, Studio-galerija Klet — Month-Long Public Display and Final Group Show for Visual Artists up to 35 (Zagreb)

Studio-galerija KletIlica 73, Zagreb, Croatia
5 days left
30
Oct
TextielLab TC2 Digital Weaving Residency 2027, Tilburg — 3–6 Months on the Thread Controller 2 Jacquard Loom with €200/Month Fee and Yarn Collection

TextielLab TC2 Digital Weaving Residency 2027, Tilburg — 3–6 Months on the Thread Controller 2 Jacquard Loom with €200/Month Fee and Yarn Collection

TextielMuseum | TextielLabTextielMuseum | TextielLab, Tilburg, the Netherlands
6 days left
31
Oct
15th Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards 2027 — Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry ($1,000 + Masters Workshop)

15th Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards 2027 — Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry ($1,000 + Masters Workshop)

Tucson Festival of BooksTucson, Arizona, USA (online submission; workshop in Tucson, March 2027)
7 days left
1
Nov
Cirqueon Open Call Residencies 2027 — Creation and Research Space for Contemporary Circus in Prague

Cirqueon Open Call Residencies 2027 — Creation and Research Space for Contemporary Circus in Prague

CirqueonCirqueon, Praha 4 – Nusle, Czech Republic
8 days left
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361
calls with results
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selected artists
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Foundations, residencies, museums, festivals and arts councils — 1,245 of them accepting applications right now.

Charles Wallace India TrustG.A.S. FoundationFiber Art NowKünstlergut PrösitzArts Foundation of Cape CodBBA GalleryMusikfonds e.V.Anthology MagazineAmerican Kennel ClubWorkspacebrusselsLower East Side PrintshopNew Zealand GlassworksOhio Arts CouncilUTS Library, University of Technology SydneyCENTQUATRE-ParisNia Centre for the ArtsBaton Rouge GalleryBilbo Co., Ltd.
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For past calls: how many applied, how many got in and who judged — so you know your odds before applying.

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Every call an organiser ran, the months they usually open and what is open now.

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